Hans Staden's True History: An Account of Cannibal Captivity in Brazil by Hans Staden
Hans Staden's True History: An Account of Cannibal Captivity in Brazil

Hans Staden

Hans Staden's True History: An Account of Cannibal Captivity in Brazil

Cultures and Practice of Violence

Hans Staden with Neil L. Whitehead (Translator), Michael Harbsmeier (Translator)

296 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous reflective slow-paced
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In 1550 the German adventurer Hans Staden was serving as a gunner in a Portuguese fort on the Brazilian coast. While out hunting, he was captured by the Tupinamb , an indigenous people who had a reputation for engaging in ritual cannibalism and wh...

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